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The most famous winged monster in Aeneid's book IV is a prosopopoeia for rumor, i.e. human speech in circulation, of unknown origin and uncontrollable diffusion. The personification of this phenomenon is crucial in the context of the epic genre. This literary genre claims the administration of...
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Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Secretaría de Investigación, Ciencia y Técnica. Secretaría Académica
2022
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| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/sintesis/article/view/37655 |
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| Sumario: | The most famous winged monster in Aeneid's book IV is a prosopopoeia for rumor, i.e. human speech in circulation, of unknown origin and uncontrollable diffusion. The personification of this phenomenon is crucial in the context of the epic genre. This literary genre claims the administration of the character's reputation as one of its primary functions. The characters act according to Fame (i.e. their reputation, both immediate and subsequent), which appears not only mentioned and described but also active within the story. But the episode can also be read as a metaliterary device. The inclusion of this creature made of words converts the role of the narrative machinery deployed by the author in the story's central theme. This is to such an extent that numerous in connection to the organization of the discourse are exposed as a means to exercise control, impose a particular view of reality, and establish the scales of values. |
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